Category: MIME
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Biz Women: In Her Own Words: Being home stifled Jessica Vaughn until it forced her to grow
Jessica Vaughn from Heavy Hitters wrote an op-ed published by The Business Journal’s Biz Women discussing how she handled being quarantined at home during Covid and used to to grow. “When the pandemic began, I was ready to completely embrace the stay-at-home orders. Most of my life has consisted of…
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Made in Memphis Entertainment Promotes Jessica Vaughn and Tim Burnett to Lead Heavy Hitters Music Group
Memphis, TN & Los Angeles, CA (January 26 , 2021) – Tony D. Alexander, Co-Founder, President, and Managing Director of Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME), announced a revised executive team at its sync licensing company, Heavy Hitters Music Group. Bill Slaughter, Heavy Hitters Vice President, retired at the end of…
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Muse By Clios: Jessica Vaughn of Heavy Hitters on Womxn in Music and Authenticity in Brand Deals
Tim Nudd from The Clios interviewed Jessica Vaughn from Heavy Hitters for their Liner Notes series to discuss her musical tastes and journey through the years, as well as recent work she’s proud of and admired. Jessica Vaughn is the creative director of Heavy Hitters Music Group, which is part…
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Pitchfork: What to Know About Music’s Copyright Gold Rush
Tony Alexander from MIME was quoted in Marc Hogan’s analysis of the current music copyright landscape and catalog acquisitions. Where does that leave up-and-coming talent? Songwriters cashing in on this trend don’t necessarily have to be staring down retirement—Hipgnosis’ earlier deals also included The-Dream, No I.D., and Justin Bieber collaborator Poo Bear—but massive…
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MIME and Beatroot Publishing Ink Sub-Publishing Deal with Sentric Music Group to Handle International Administration
December 10, 2020 (Memphis, TN) – MIME and Beatroot Publishing, two prominent independent music publishing companies that are part of the Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME) family of businesses, have shored up their reach around the globe thanks to a new sub-publishing deal with Sentric Music Group. Under the agreement,…
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WMC Action 5 News: 5 Star Stories Studio Sessions: VIP access to soul man David Porter
WMC Action 5 News did a wonderful one on one segment on MIME’s David Porter to discuss MIME, his career, what he’s up to, and more! The Bluff City is known worldwide as the Home of the Blues and Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll. To kick off our 5 Star…
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Billboard: This Memphis Label Avoided Pandemic Layoffs — Here’s How
Billboard interviewed Tony Alexander from MIME to discuss how they were able to weather the storm of covid and prevent layoffs while growing the company. Original Stax Records songwriter David Porter and 20-year business and legal veteran Tony Alexander launched their entertainment company, Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME), in April…
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Beatroot Publishing Signs ‘Hip-Hop Princess’ Young Lyric to Publishing Deal
November 12, 2020 (Memphis, TN) – Beatroot Publishing — the music publishing arm of Black-owned distributor Beatroot Music, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, and part of the Made in Memphis Entertainment (MIME) family of companies — has signed a long-term publishing deal with “Hip-Hop Princess” and internet sensation Young…
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Commercial Appeal: Artist-centric vs. artist-focused: how to restore Memphis’ music industry spotlight | Opinion
Tony Alexander from MIME recently had an op-ed published in The Commercial Appeal discussing how the industry should be bringing more attention to Memphis, TN. Local politicians, music industry executives, artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, and more are all the trustees of our community’s hope, stewards of a music legacy, and…
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Beatroot Africa Enters Exclusive Deal with OnMobile South Africa
OnMobile to Deliver Beatroot Africa Ring Back Tones to Vodacom Customers October 27, 2020 (Johannesburg, South Africa) – Beatroot Africa has entered into an exclusive arrangement with OnMobile to deliver Vodacom ring back tones. Beatroot Africa will deliver custom-edited songs from their catalog. The company is a subsidiary of Beatroot…